Labeling-machine



M. GALIBERT.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. n, 1919. RENEWED DEC. 17,1919. 1,344,081.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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Z M d/VVENTOR A Tron/5k M. GALIBERT.

V LABELING MACHIN E. APPLICATION FILED JAN. I7, l9l9- RENEWED DEC. 1-7,1919 1 ,344',081. Y v Patented June 22,1920.

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- NVE/VTOR M ATTORNEY M. GALIBERT.

LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1919. RENEWED 05c. 11,1919.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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M. GAUBERT.

w LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED JAN! 17, 1919. RENEWED DEC. 17,1919.

1 ,3 14, 08 l Patented June 22, 1920.

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, 7' IAZAVENTOR A TTORNE Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.

MAURICE GALIBER'I OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LABELING-MACHINE,

153444181 Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented J 11119 2 2, 192()'lflplication filed January 17, 1919, Serial No. 271,557. RenewedDecember 17, 1919. Serial No. 845,584.

Be it known that I, MAURICE GALInnRr, a tainer has passed into and isbeing wrapped citizen of the United States, residing in the by theendless wiper belt of the container city, county, and State'of New York,have labeling mechanism in cooperation with the 60 5 invented certainnew and useful Improveperiphery of the drum. ments in Labeling-Machines,of which the All three views, F i s. 10, 11 and 12, illusfollowing is aspecification. trate portions of t e container labeling This inventionrelates to labeling and mechanism. wrapping machines, its object beingto pro-, 13 is a top plan view and I 65 i duce a machine for use inlabeling or wrap- Fig. 14 is a side elevational view of the pingcylindrical containers, such containers driving mechanism shown in Fig 1for actuas now shown having one or both ends enationof the intermittentfeed rolls, hopperlar d by end caps. gate controlling mechanism, anddrum.

I use the term gum herein asapplicable Fig. 15Tis" an elevational viewof a seg- 7o 15 to any suitable kind'of adhesive, and by :mental'gearand cooperating-spur gear by labels I of'course include wrappers. whichintermittent feedin motion is given In the accompanying drawingsforming. to theflabel feed rolls, Fig. 15 bein parpart hereof andillustrating the principle of tially in section at line 15 15 of ig. 14this invention in the best mode now known and lookin in the direction ofthe arrows 75 to me of applying that principle, shown in ig. 14. ,JFigure 1 is a side elevation of one form of F 1g. v16v is an elevationalview partially in machine embodying the present invention, section atline 16'16.of'Fig. 14; and looking and showsin elevation its principaldriving in the direction of the arrows shown in mechanism. a r 1 5 F 1g.14, and illustrates the controlling cam 80 Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofwhat is shown for opening and closing the hopper gate. in Fig.1, someparts being omitted for L Fig. 17 is an elevational view of a pargreaterclearne'ss. tiallylabeled o'rwrapped container each end S yFig. 3 is aside elevation of gumming of which has its circumferential dimension jinechanism, partially in vertical elevationat Increased by the flan e ofan end "cap. 85 line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 18 is an elevational detail ofthe feed Fig. 4 is a viewwhich is a partial endv T011 an llmm llg r 11attachment and elevation of what is shown in Fig.- 3, but showsparticularly the driving means tor an shows the feed rolls in transversesection at end of one of the feed rolls. a line corresponding to line4--4 of. Fig. 2. F 1g. 19 IS an elevational detail showing 90 Fig. 5 isa horizontal vertical section of a means of adjustably mounting alabel-supthe hopper at line 5-5 of Fi 1. porting belt pulley on itsshaft.

' Figs. 6 and 7 are details .05 the adjustable F 1g. 20 is a rearelevational view of the hopper sides, Fig. 6 being partially in sec backplate of the hopper and of pulleys tion at a line corresponding to line6-6 of earned on a shaft supported thereby, and 95 40 Fi 5, and Fig. 7being a vertical elevation. also of dependent label-engaging fingers se-Fig. 8 is across-sectional elevation of the cured thereby, and glabel-applying mechanism at line 8-8 of F g. 21 is a perspective'view ofone of Fi 1, U said fingers detached. I v Fig. 9 is a perspective detailof a portion In the drawings, the two upstanding side 100 of thelabel-carrying drum with a gummedframes comprise front corner posts 1and label inplace between the periphery'of-the "rear corner posts '2, afront and a rear drum and label-supporting be ts, and also corner. postat each side being connected shows guide pulleys for the belts. Ybetween their ends by an integral horizon- -Fi 10 is an enlar ed sideelevational 'tal under web 3 having an upper horizontal 106 detai ofthemachine s owingparticularly' web 3; .The, side frames are spaced lataportion of the hopper-gate[controlling yerally apart to accommodatebetween them mechanism with all indicated containers;. a"revolublelabel-supporting-drum of large. above the gate, and 1 a fldiameter forsimultaneously carrying aplu- .F i s'. 11 and 12 are views similar toFig-E rality of labels in endwise position one to 110 I0. Tn Fi 11 thebottom container of the another. -Each' front corner post has at;

To all whom it may concern:

pile held y the hopper is in its initial wrapping position, and in Fig.12 the conconvenient heightiw the operator, a fork wardly-extendinghorizontal-bracket 1; and above the bracket 4 an upwardly and forwardlyextending bracket 5 provided with an outside downwardly and forwardlyslanting flange 6. The brackets 4 and 5 and the flanges 6 of one sideframe are laterally opposed to the corresponding parts of the other sideframe. The brackets 4 support feeding and gumming mechanisms. Thebrackets 5 support a label-applying and labeled container dischargingmechanism,- forwardly of a vertical hopper for the containers to belabeled. Each flange 6 has bolted to it at 7 the lengthwise-extendingbottom flange 8 of a detachable side frame 9 of the label-applying andlabeled-contamer-discharging mechanism, and each side frame 9 has ateach end an upwardly and forwardly projecting arm, the lower and forwardarm being indicated by 10 and the upper and rearward arm by 11, thesearms being laterally opposed in pairs to support a pair of transverseupper rolls for *an endless wiper belt 12 of the labelapplying andlabeled-container-discharging mechanism. Each back post near but aboveits foot has a rearwardly-projecting bracket 13, one opposed to theother; and at its up per end bends outwardly and upwardly at 14., suchbent portion on one side being opposite the corresponding bent portionon the other side. The horizontal webs 3 support journal-boxes for theends of a transverse horizontal drum-shaft 15 carrying a somewhat narrowlabel-supporting drum 16 a little wider than the longest containers tobe labeled, but of large diameter for reception on its periphery of aplurality of endwise located labels or wrappers L each for applicationon the periphery of a container. The peripheral wall of the drum isshown with opposed inturned flanges at right-angles to it, and ispreferably made of thin metal. Its periphery is coated with hard rubber17 as a foundation for a sponge rubber coating 18, which affords aresilient sur face for the ungummed faces of the labels or wrappers Lwhich being of paper have their opposed margins tempered by an adhesivein parallel marginal strips Z the back of the label being supplied witha thickerbodied adhesive in a strip Z, the edges of which are parallelto but spaced apart from the opposed edges of the tempered marginalstrips Z thus forming parallel gumless strips Z on the gummed surface ofthe label for cleanly cooperation with the endless label supportingbelts 19 the inner runs of which partially or arcuately inclose the drumperiphery, leaving a gap at the front side of the machine between. theunder and upper terminal pulleys between which the inner runs of thebelts travel in contact with the mless strips Z? on the sponge rubbercoatmg of the drum; the outward runs of the by a fixed, transverse,

with a pulley 23 from which a belt 24 runs to a pulley 25 on the shaft26 of a motor 27. Thus the drum is continuously rotated, with its upperfront periphery descending.

The bottom end flanges 26? of the upstanding lateral sides 27 of thehopper are adj ustably clamped opposite one another to the rear endwalls of the brackets 9 by lagscrews 28 through transversely elongatedslots 29 in the flanges whereby the two opposed lateral side walls ofthe hopper are adjustable from and toward each other for reception ofcontainers of different lengths and the ends of which are in slidingcontact with the lateral walls 27 when they are set in an adjustedposition for reception of a pile of containers of uniform length.

The back wall of the hopper is bounded upstanding plate 30 to the backside of which are fixed a pair of rearwardly and downwardly extendingarms 31 in the free opposed ends of which are'bearings for a transverseshaft 32 spaced apart from and above the drum. Between the arms thisshaft is provided with a pair of grooved endless-belt-supporting pulleys33 spaced laterally apart along the length of the shaft. A pair ofendless parallel labelsupporting belts 19 the inward runs of whichpartially inclose the periphery of the drum as stated are provided forcooperation with the drum periphery for carrying suc cessive gummedlabels under the ho per and to label-applying andlabeled-containerdischarging mechanism forward of the hop is positionedover an upper front peripheral portion of the drum opposedly to a gapbetween forward upper and under terminal pulleys for the endless belts;label-supports and label feed rolls and ing located at the gap.

The upper outward runs of these endless belts travel rearward from thepulleys 33 gumming roll beeach over a rear upper, grooved pulley 34 on atransverse shaft 35 journaled in the ends .of the bent portions of therear posts; thence downwardly over grooved pulleys 36 on a transverseback'bottom shaft 37 journaled inthe ends of the back post brackets 13,back of and adjacent which-each belt loops downward by reason of aweight 38 f suspended by a weight carrying a ooved pulley 39 that ishung in the bight of each loop in' each belt; the weights tensioning thebelts and keeping their inner runs taut over the belt-embraced portionsof the drum between the terminal pulleys. From the pulleys 39, the outerruns of thebelts travel forwardly under the drum to and upwardly overgrooved pulleys 40 on a transverse shaft 41 journaled above and adjacentthe i I contact with labels on the drum periphery and travel with thedrum in clockwise direction (Fig. 1 to, under and upwardly from upperterminal pulleys 44 on a transverse shaft 45 journaled inrearwardly-projecting ears 46 carried by the back plate 30 of thehopper; and thence over the first-mentioned pulleys 33;

For greater certainty in keeping the innerruns of the endless beltsparallel and under proper tension for cooperation with the revolubledrum as a gummed label-carrying mechanism, three sets of three flangedpulleys each for the inner runs of the labelaced apart between theterminal pulleys. no set is located between the front posts adjacent theunder forward periphery of the drum; an-

othereset is located between the back posts periphery of the drum; andanother set is located between the adjacent the back under back postsadjacent the upper rearward periphery of the drum. Each set comprises apair of transverse idler shafts 47 spaced laterally. apart and havingtheir ends journaled in opposite frame posts, and a third: transverseidler shaft 48 having, its ends also journaled. in such" posts. Thethree shafts of each set are so located one to another that their axeswould lieat the 'apices of an equilateral triangle if it were laid outfrom'such axes, the two shafts 47 being nearer the drum periphery thanthe shaft usta le on 'its' 'shaft s for lateral In 'Fig.;19,'I- howashaft'whichffmay be;',. considered as any one offthe pulley] shafts."with 'two laterally 'adjustable pulleys on it,

each pulley ="representin' an of the ulleys carried bythe shaftan 'eaepulley, aving the pulleys 42 being the under Each of theseshafts 47carries two vflanged pulleys 49 spaced apart along. the length of theshaft and the shaft 48 carries 1 two correspondingly disposed "flanged'pul-" leys 49;:the three pulleys provided for" thei-= inner run of eachbelt being" in edgewise' Y alinementwith all the other'belt-supportingpulleys and'a ch 'of which'is laterally ad-" I, feeding apparatus thanherein shown, if so "desired.

is fixed in its adjusted position by impingement ofthe screw ontheshaft.

Theupstanding back plate 30 of the hop,-

, peris rigidly connected to upper webs 3 by rearwardly and downwardlyextending arms 51. The two lateral sides 2 as already stated arelaterally adjustable and their rear edges are in slidable contact of thehoppers with the front of the back plate 30. The front margins of thelateral sides 27 of the hopper are opposedlydprovided each with ahorizontally elongate slot. 52. -For the front side 53 of the hopper anumber ofplates "of varying widths are provided, to suit the lengths ofthe containers in the hop-' per pile and formed withoutwardly-projecting laterally-opposed .holed ears 54 through whichclamp bolts 55 are passed into the slots 52 to hold the front wall ofthe hopper in an adjusted-position relatively to the back-plateaccording to diametric dimensions of the containers in the pile.

Thus the hopper is adjustable as well as the belt-supporting pulleys.and label-supporting belts for containers of different lengths, thehopper being also adjustable for containers of differing diameters; andall of the hopper except its back plate may be readily removed forinstallation if desired of a different style or kind of hopper.

mg mechanism carried on the flanges 6 may be also removed forinstallation of a different style or kind of label-applying mechanism,the side frames 9 are demountably gumming apparatus In order that thetransverse label-apply- 7: each gummed' label being in course of travelfrom the to, the hopper for a" sufficient length of time to permitmoisture V inlthe wthinner gum," whichv in practice is kept heated, forthe to temper themarg'ins so that they will. be stretchable on containerends of larger di-' ameter than the intermediate bodyportion jof'the'containers. 1T0, this end the drum is desirably some fiveor si x feet indiameter labels in course ofj'. marginal tempering while one is beingwrapped around the con- .125 endless belt. features described may be inrcorporated in machines-having other kinds of hoppers, label-applying,--gumming and tainer; and the label-carrying drum and 1.15margins of the-labels,

Lin" order to support-;-af ;series of successive adjustment v of thebeltsto suit labels of different widths.

for containers of different lengths,

spectively in the outer upstanding end wall of each of two tempering gumcontainers 63 each of which is shown clamped at 64 to an. end wallflange 65 of the intermediate thickbodied gum trough 57.

The label-gumming roll 62 is supplied with the thicker-bodied gum by theunder roll 59 turning in the contents of the trough.

The belt pulleys 42 are each narrowly spaced apart from an opposed endof the gumming roll 62 and rotate between such roll end and the inwardupstanding side 65 of an end gum reservoir63, the shaft 43 passingthrough both upstanding sides of each reservoir 63 and being providedwith a marginal lateral gumming roll 66 which turns in a reservoir 63.The gumming rolls 62 and 66, 66 and the gum-supply roll 59 beingspur-geared together, turn synchronously and are driven by thelabel-supporting belts 19 tensioned in the grooved pulleys 42 on theshaft 43 of the gumming rolls. The purpose of the intermediate gummingroll 62 is to apply the thickerbodied gum to the label back midwaybetween its edges; that of the end gumming rolls 66 is to apply athinner gum of a quality to effect tempering of each margin of thelabel, the marginal strips Z, Z of gum on the label back being severallyspaced apart from the intermediate and usually wider strip l of gum onthe label back, and each marginal gum strip being separated from theintermediate gummed strlp by an ungummed strip Z in contact with a belt19.

The labels, in the present form of machine, are initially fed printedside up and back down between a pair of transverse feed rolls 67 onshafts 68. The under feed roll shaft 68yhas a bevel ear 69 which mesheswith a bevel gear 0 on the end of a horizontal shaft 71 carried in anupstanding bearing 72 supported by one of the brackets 4; the rearwardend of shaft 71 having a spur gear 72 in mesh with a mutilated spur gear73 for intermittent feeding movements of the feed rolls and fixed on thefront end of a horizontal shaft 74 which is supported between its endsin a proiecting bracket-bearing 75 on a front post.

earward of its bearing 75, this shaft 74 has a spur gear 76 andterminates in a bevel gear 77 which meshes with a bevel gear 78 on thedrum shaft 15 whereby rotation of the drum shaft drives the feed rollsbut lntermittently because of the mutilated spurgear 73, to feed a labeltoward the drum,

the advancing end of the label im inging by its back side on the gummedsur aces of the gumming rolls 62 and 66, 66; and the belts 19 which areunder the back side of the label acting initiall as separators to liftthe advancing end 0 the label from the gumming rolls and transfer itinto position on the drum between the inner runs of the belts and theelastic periphery of the drum. Thus a succession of gummed labels arecarried toward the under end of the hopper and thence toward the gapbetween the terminal pulleys of the endless belts 19 to thelabel-applying mechanism. The feedroll shafts 68- are spur-gearedtogether at 68 to receive their synchronous rotation.

It is desirable that the thicker-bodied gum supplied to the label backby the umming -roll 62 should be evenly and thinly distributed on thatroll, and hence the gumsupply roll 59 is provided for it; but for thetempering of the margins of the label, a thinner gum having moremoisture is suprolls 66 for thoroughly wetting the margins and makingthem laterally stretchable in their compressive rolling application tothe vplied to the label margins by the gumming container ends.' On theshaft 80 rearwardly of its bearing 81 there is mounted a cam wheel 82having ei ht cam lugs 83. As

shown this cam whee is integral with a hub Y 84 which carries anothercam-toothed wheel 85 having ten cam lugs. The ten-lugged cam wheel isused when there are ten labels r on the drum; and the eight-lugged camwheel when there are eight labe s on the drum. The shorter the labelsthe more of ub into the groove. The eight-lugged cam wheel is shown inoperativevposition and the ten-lugged one in inoperative position. The

cam lugs 83 are spaced at equal distances I ap'artaround the peripheryof the wheel,

and successively enga e a cam roll 88 on the under end of a vert1ca l,upwardly-extending pawl rod 89 which between its ends is endwiseslidable in a frame bracket 90. Its upper end is loosely connected to anoutwardlyprojecting horizontalpin91 fixed to a pawl 92, the rear end ofwhich is pivoted on an end of the shaft 32. The forward end of the pawlhas a downwardly pointing finger 93 for engagement successively with anyone of the two diametrically op osite teeth 94 of a ratchet wheel 95mounted on an end of a transverse gate-carrying shaft 96 which isjournaled in bearings 97 at the opposite lateral margins of agate-opening 98 in the back plate of the hopper. The gate shaft has apair of diametrically-opposed lengthwise-extending plates each forming agate 99, the two gates being alternately revoluble through said opening98 into and out of the hopper chamber for release of the bottomcontainer and for supporting the pile by means of one of the gates underthe pile. When the pawl is lifted from the ratchet wheel 95, the weightof the containers or last container, there being a weight on the pile,on the underlying gate causes the gate shaft to rotate, bringing thediametrically opposed gate 99 in under the next successive containerabove the released container; and the pawl rod then descending either byits own weight or preferably by reason of the expansion of a coiledspring 100 against the tension of which itis lifted by a cam tooth 83,causes the pawl finger to comeinto the path of the next succeedingratchet wheel tooth 94. The coiled sprin is mounted between a collar 101on the rod and a projecting lug 102 on the upper web j as ' tween theupper and under terminal pulleys of the belts 19 which are round incross-see 3, the rod passing through a hole in the lug. The cam lugs 83have their cam-actuating peripheries of such extent as to keep thecam-rod lifted for proper intervals of time and it is when the cam-rollon the foot .of the rod rides off the cam-actuating peripheries of thecam lu that the spring causes the rod to descen with its cam-roll thenbetween the cam lugs on the periphery of the cam wheel.

The dropping container to be labeled initially contacts with theadvancing gummed end of the advancing label rearwardly of thelabel-applying apparatus which comprises a transverse endless wiper belt12 carried by belt rolls 104, one between the arms 10 and the otherbetween the arms 11 of the .side frames 9. Each wiper belt roll iscarried by a transverse shaft 105 the ends of each of-which arejournaled in adjustable journal-boxes 106 with which the inner ends ofjournal-box adjusting screws 1.07 are pivotally connected in a knownway, the journal-boxes being movable in elongated slots 108 in the arms10 and 11, and threaded through the outer end walls of the slots allascommon in many machines The under run of the wiper belt is opposed tothe upper forward periphery of the drum, for

wardly of the hopper and at the gap'bealso spaced apart fromsaidperipheralportion of the drum tow hid! it IS opposed y a spacecorresponding to the diameter of the I container; and the under run ofthe wiper belt travels in the direction of the descendcontainer C beinglabeled to rotate in the 4 counter-clockwise directions (Fig. 12) whilethe drum is rotating in the clockwise direction, whereby the containerwill be rolled on the remainder or succeeding rear portion of the ummedlabel; while vat the same time it isaeing bodily conveyed by theclockwise rotation of the drum downwardly and forwardly past the underfront end of the wiper be t into a position of dischar e below thislabel-applying and label -contamer-discharging mechanism and above thefeeding and pasting mechanisms In its bodily travel under the wiperbelt, the container with the label on it may turn several times on itsown axis; and the bodily travel is permitted because of the positiveaction of the drum periphery on the labeled container against theupwardly yielding movement of the under run of the wiper belt betweenits end rolls, and in part also by a kind of progressive seating of theunder periphery of the labeled container on the yielding sponge rubbereripheral' coating of, the drum. This yie ding coating also permits theprogresslve seating and consequent molding of the tempered and laterallystretchable margins of the paper labels over the mer edge walls 0 of t econtainer end cap flanges 0' as well as over such flan 5,

while the'intermediate mmed strip l of the label is being snugy wrappedaround the body of the container between the edge walls 0. Thus a moreperfectly labeled tubular container is obtained than has been heretofore obtainable except by careful manual wrapping of the labels inplace; and at a much more rapid rate of production. The

wiper belt is given its described direction of travel by means of a sidedrive belt 109 (Fi 2) from a belt wheel 110 on the drum sha t to andover a belt wheel 111 on one of the wiper belt roll shafts 105, therebdriving the upper run of the wiper bet downwardly and forwardly. 'Eachside frame 9 of the label-applying apparatus is 2 horizontal arm ofwhich has an elongated slot 114 throu h which' a clamp bolt 115 passesfrom a orizontal lug 116 of a side plate 9,to effect a slight endwiseadjustment of the container at equal distances from the edges of theunder run of thev wiper belt. The back' plate 30 is provided "with apair of dependent fingers the under end bends of which are indicated by117, each of which' has an under bent end 118 the convex side of, whichis slightly above the label on the drum to act as a downhold for theadvancrotational speed of the drum periphery the' wiper belt rolls 104are of smaller diameter than the pulley 110 (Fig. 2) from which therolls 104 are driven by the belt 109, the pulley 110 being on the drumshaft 15. In practice, the diameters of pulleys 110. and 111, and of thewiper belt rolls 104 are proportioned to giveabout one foot surfacetravel of the wiper belt to'about three feet surface travel of thedrum.-

When conoidal containers are beled, all of the hopper except its backplate and the label-appl ingf mechanism are re: moved; and other kindsof hopper and label-'- applying mechanism substituted if so de sired. p

V For any given mutilated feed-roll drive gear 73, anothergdifierentlytimed mutilated lengthwise-extending belt-engaged portions gear may besubstituted; and for any given cam wheel 85 another differently-timedcam wheel may be substituted {whgeby while the drum, endlesslabel-supporting belts gum: ming rolls, and wiper. belt are travelconstant speed, the movements :of the inter mittent' feed rolls and ofthe hopper gate "actuating mechanism may bej-timed as required fordifferent lengths oflabels.

. While Iv have described a container having two end capsthefiahgeSpffwhich give to the end portlon of thecontainer a diame terexceeding the diameter of the intermediate portion. of--the--1container, and have "ac-r cordingly shown a label with twogumless' Z and yetsome tubular containershave only one flanged end capand in such cases only one gumless portion 1 is requisite and only onebelt 19 and only one. separate gum reservoir 63 and gum roll; 66. 1

The machine may beused forgother purposes than particularlymentioned,-and va'-' rious changes may be made in its construef -t1onwithout departure "from my invention. What I claim is,f'g

t -Q 1. The combinationin a labeling machine,

inclosing the peripheryof the drum, beltone of which is opposed to aportionof the drum periphery which is between the drum sides and spacedinwardly of aperipheral ing at tainer.v I V a supporting meanscomprising terminal edge of the drum leaving a peripheral margin of thedrum uncovered by the belt at each side of the belt; and a label-gummingapparatus constructed to deliver a gummed label with its gummed surfaceoutward at one terminal end of the belt between the inner run of thebelt and the periphery of the drum, the 'label-gumming apparatuscomprising a gum container and a gum roll alined with said peripheralmargin of the drum, and also comprising an independent gum container andgum roll alined with that portion of the gummed periphery which is atthe other side of the belt; and

label supplying mechanism; the label-ap plying mechanism cooperatingwith the label-supporting belt and drum to apply a label on a rotatingcontainer and to dis- .drum uncovered by the belts, and leaving Y theperiphery of the drum between the belts uncovered belt 'supporting meanscomprising terminalmembers forthe end turns of the belt, such terminal,members being spaced apart from the other to form a gap the drumperiphery and between the drumsides, leaving theperipheral margins ofthe opposed to the drum periphery and spaced" constructed to deliver. agummed label with apart laterally to support the belts as dev,

- itsgum surface outward between the inner- .,run of the belts and theperiphery of the drum, such label gumming apparatus comprising in"alinement with each uncovered portion of the drumperiphery at each sideofieach belt,'an independent gum container U and gumming means; andlabelapplying 1.; -fmechanism; the label-'applying-mechanism' wcooperating with. the label-supporting belts 9 I and drum to appl alabel on a rotating con tainer fand to discharge the labeled con Iii-thecoinbination of{claim 1, a-conchargefjhe. labeled container.

hoppeglza hopper" gate,, automaticv gate- ,opening and closingmechanism, the label applying mechanism cooperating with thelabel-supporting beltsland. drum to apply a @label on a rotatingcontainer {and charge the labeled container.

4. In therstructu re of claim 2, a container i tainer hopper, a hoppergate, automatic gate opening and closing mechanism, the label applyingmechanism cooperating with the label supporting belts and drum to applya label on a rotating container and 'to'disof a revoluble drum anendless label-sup: porting belt having an inner run'parti allyf to disit a label-applying mechanism; and an intermittent label-feed mechanism;a revoluble drum; an endless label-supporting belt hav ing an inner runpartially inclosing the periphery of the drum; arid a label-gummingmeans; the drum, belt, and label-gumming means being continuouslyoperable; and the intermittent feeding mechanism and automatic gateopening and closing mechanism each comprising timing members wherebytheir operations are timable 6. The combination of a continuouslyrotating drum; an endless label-supporting belt having an inner runpartiall inclosing the periphery of the drum; belt-supporting meanscomprising terminal members for the end turns of the belt, such terminalmembers being spaced apart one from the other to form a gap, and theterminal members together with the drum, supporting the belt between thedrum sides; and a label-gumming means comprising a plurality ofindependent gum containers and gumming rolls; a container hopper; ahoppergate and automatic gate opening and closing mechanism; and alabel-applying mechanism, the label-applying mechanism comprising anendless wlper belt having an inner run opposed to the drum periphery andtraveling in a direction the-reverse of the direction of travel of thatportion of the drum periphery to which the inner run of the wiper beltis opposed.

7. In the combination of claim 6, a freely Elastic waterproof peripheralcoating on the rum.

' I 8. The combination of a continuously rotating drum; an endlesslabel-supporting belt having an inner run partially inclosing theperiphery of the drum; belt-supporting means comprising terminal membersfor the end turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced apartone from the other to form' a gap, and the terminal members togetherwith the drum supporting the belt between the drum sides; and alabelgumming means comprising a plurality of independent gum containersand gumming rolls; .a container hopper; a hopper gate and automatic gateopening and closing mechanism; and a label-applying mecha- ..nism, the'labeLapplying mechanism com-. 7 prising an endless wiper belt having aninner run opposed to the drum periphery and traveling in a :directionthe reverse ofthe direction of travelof that portion ofthe drumperiphery toiwhich' the inner. runof thewiper belt is opposed; andsprings for holding so the container vin endwise relation i'w thewidthofthe inner run of the wiper i QTY The combination of: a'conti'nuously rotating drum"; an endless label-supporting belt havingani'nner' runpartially inclosing "'the peripheryfof th fl nm; jlt pptogether with the drum supporting the belt one terminal end of the beltbetween the inmeans comprising terminal members for the end turns of thebelt, such terminal members being spaced apart one from the other toform a gap, and the terminal members between the drum sides; and alabelgumming means comprising a plurality of independent gum containersand gumming rolls; acontainer hopper; a hoppergate and automatic gateopening and closing mechanism; and a label-applying mechanism, thelabel-applying mechanism comprising an endless wiper belt having aninner run opposed to the drum periphery and traveling in a direction thereverse of the direction of travel of that portion of the drum peripheryto which the inner run of the wiper belt is opposed; two adjacent gumreservoirs; a terminal pulley for a label-supporting belt; and a gummingrollin each reservoir; the gumming rolls and terminal pulley having acommon shaft. v

10. The combination in a labeling machine, of a revoluble drum; anendless label supporting belt having an inner run par- 90 members forthe end turns of the belt, such ,terminal members being spaced apart onefrom the other to form a gap opposed to the drum between the terminalmembers, one of which is opposed to a portion of the drum periphery'which is between'the drum sides and spaced inwardly of a peripheral edgeof the drum leaving a peripheral margin of the drum uncovered by thebelt at each side of the belt; and a label-gummin g' apparatusconstructed to' deliver a gummed label with its gummed surface outwardat ner'run of the 'belt and the periphery of the. drum, thelabel-gumming apparatus com- 7 prising a gum container and a gum rollalined with said peripheral margin of the drum, and also comprising anindependent llo gum container and gum roll alined with that portion ofthe gummed periphery which is' at the'other' side of the belt; a

.label-downhold finger directed toward but spaced apart from the path ofthe labelbeving carried on the periphery of the drum;

and label-app lying mechansm.

111 The combinatlon 1n a labeling ina- I chine, of a revoluble drum; anendless.

label-supporting belt having'an inner run 12 partially inclosing theperiphery of the drum; belt-supporting means comprising terminal membersfor the end'turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced, apartone from the other to form a gap op--12 5 posed-to the drum between theterminal members, one 'ofwhich is opposed to a 'portion of the drumperiphery which .is between the drum sides and'spaced inwardly of aperipheral-edge of the-drum leaving ape- I80 ripheral margin of the drumuncovered by the belt at each side of the belt; and a label gummingapparatus constructed to deliver a gummed label with its gummed surfaceoutward at one terminal end of the belt between the inner run of thebelt and the periphery of the drum, the label-gumming apparatuscomprising a gum container and a gum roll alined with said peripheralmargin of the drum, and also comprising an independent gum container andgum roll alined with that portion of the gummed. periphery which is atthe other side of the belt; and tensioning means for thelabel-supporting belt; and label-a plying mechanism;

12. he combination in a labeling machine, of a revoluble drum; anendless label- "supporting belt having an inner run partially inclosingthe periphery of the drum;

. constructed to deliver a gummed label with its gummed surface outwardat one termishaft by which the gumming rolls are carried, two of thebelt-supporting pulleys be- .ing also carried by said shaft; alabel-feed.

supporting belt; the charge opening located to ment of a container witha abel at a belt-supporting means comprising terminal members for theend'turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced apart one fromthe otherto form a gap opposed to the drum between the terminal members,one of which is opposed to a portion of the drum periphery which isbetween the drum sides.

and spaced inwardly of a peripheral edge of the drum leaving aperipheral margin of thedrum uncovered by the belt at each side of thebelt; a label-gumming apparatus nal end of the belt between the innerrun of thebelt and the periphery of the drum, the label-gummingapparatus comprising a gum container and a gum roll alinedw1thsaidperipheral margin of the drum, and also comprising an independent gumcontainer and gum roll alined with that portion" of the gummed pe p ywhich h Dfl 51.58 I wiper belt having an inner run opposed to Of allOpReI havlng adjustable latpaced apaft fromthe periphery of the eralsides and an intermediate sidead'ustable relatively to anopposedinterrne iate' ulleys, for the labelopper having a dis-'1' side;andad uStabIe ermit engagelace adjacent the initially operative end .0.the

- label-a plying mechanism. I

he combination of a revoluble drum I pulleys for a pair of endlesslabel-support.

ing belts the inner runs of which partially inclose the periphery of thedrum; a gumming mechanism comprising three alined gum reservoirs; threegumming rolls; a

ing mechanism; and a label-applying mechanism; and means for movlngcontainers to be labeled into the path of labels on the drum periphery;the label-feeding mechanism operating to feed labels successivelybetween the belts and the drum periphery, the gumming rolls operating toapply to the label backs three strips of gum the intermediate gum stripof which is spaced apart from the other strips, the drum and pulleyscarrying each label-supporting belt in contact with an ungummed portionof the label back and also carrying the labels between the drumperiphery and said means for moving containers to be labeled into thepath of labels on the drum peripher 14. In the combination 0 claim 13,said rection the reverse of that of the drum.

' 16. In the combination of claim 13, a hopper; both the hopper and thelabel-applying mechanisms being demountable.

17. In the combination of claim 13, a con-' tainer hopper and a hoppergate both of which are demountable.

18. In the combination of claim 1, the

label-applying -mechanism comprising a means for moving containers to belabeled wiper belt having an inner run opposed to and spaced apart fromthe periphery of the. drum for reception of a container thereinbetween,the wiper belt operating to wipe the chargelthe labeled container; andopposed devices for lengthwise positioning a com pasted labels'on thecontainer and to dis- .charge the labeled container.

'19. In'the combinationof claim 1, the label-applying' mechanismcomprising a tainer relatively to the edges of the inner run of thewiperbelt. i i

20. The combination of a revoluble labelsupportingdrum; an endlesslabel-carrying belt; gumm1ng mechanism; a hopper; a

hopper gate; a mechanism for actuating the revoluble feed rolls forlabels;'mechanism for intermittently'rotating the feed rolls; a

hopper gate intermittently; intermittently label-applying mechanism.comprising a wlper belt and wiper beltrolls; means for driving the'wiperbelt at a s eed less than the peripheral speed ,of the urn with theperiphery of the drum."

.under run of the wiper belt opposed to the per gate; a mechanism foractuating the the peripheral speed of the drum vwith the under run ofthe wiper belt opposed to the periphery of the drum'; and means forcontinuously rotating the labelsupporting drum.

22. The combination with a revoluble label-supporting drum; an endless,arcuate label-supporting belt partially inclosingthe drum; and terminalbelt pulleys for'the end turns of the belt, the terminalbelt pulleysbeing spaced apart to form a gap between the end turns of the belts, ofa gumming mechanism comprising a plurality of indev pendentgumreservolrs each alined with a portion of the drum periphery at a side ofthe belt for obtainment of separated parallel strips of gum on thelabel; and label-applying mechanism; the label-applying mechanismcooperating with the label-supporting belt and drum to apply a label ona rotating container and to discharge the labeled container.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day ofJanuary, 1919.

MAURICE GALIBERT.

